It's a dangerous business, going out your door…

Being an English Major, I’ve done a LOT of reading over the past four years. From novels to plays to poetry, it’s been wonderful experiencing all the different texts. There have been many works I’ve absolutely loved, and several that I couldn’t stand.

Although I’m looking forward to pleasure-reading for the rest of my life, I thought I’d take a moment to look back at the best and worst reads of my undergraduate career. Below are my lists and in parenthesis are the classes I read them for.

Worst Reads:

Wieland by Charles Brockden Brown (Survey of American Lit I)

The Rules: Time-Tested Secrets for Capturing the Heart of Mr. Right (Courtly Love)

The Waves by Virginia Woolf (Woolf Lit)

The Way We Live Now by Anthony Trollope (Victorian Lit)

The Art of Courtly Love by Andreas Cappellanus (Courtly Love)

The Romance of the Rose (Courtly Love)

Antony & Cleopatra by William Shakespeare (Shakespeare)

Moses, Man of the Mountain by Zora Neale Hurston (Senior Seminar)

Fun Fact: I hated Wieland so much that I literally threw it at a wall. That book brought forth so much rage in my sophomore heart.

I know exactly what you mean! I was tempted to put Wuthering Heights on the “Worst” list. I’ve been forced into it twice and, despite it being such a classic, found it awful. But my loathing isn’t strong enough for it to make the list.

Also–I’d LOVE to hear your thoughts on The Danish Girl. You should add that to your reading list. 🙂

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Welcome to Keep Your Feet! I’m Amelia, a Minnesotan in my twenties working as a librarian in a small town. Here on my corner of the internet, I share my love of books and adventure, with a mix of stories from my life. Feel free to pull up a chair, pour yourself a cup of coffee, and come along.

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